Photo essay: UH Hilo’s 21st Annual Hoʻolauleʻa

Posted on January 27, 2016November 12, 2025 by Staff

People enjoyed food, prizes, performances and entertainment, crafts, and carnival games.

Group of young ukulele players on stage. — Waiakea Ukulele Band performs at the UH Hilo Hoʻolauleʻa, Jan. 23, 2016. (Photo: Bob Douglas/UH Hilo Stories)

Photos by Bob Douglas/UH Hilo Stories.

University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo held its 21st Annual Hoʻolauleʻa on Saturday from noon to 8:00 p.m.

It was free and open to the UH community and the general public.

There was plenty of good food, great prizes, spectacular performances and entertainment, diverse crafts, carnival style games, inflatables and other activities for keiki, and a dance concert in the evening. Music was provided by the Waiakea Ukulele Band, Daniel Marrufo and Roger-Rae Espejo, Lower Aina, Lion Isle, Applesauce Boys, Boomdraw, Hawaiian Roots Band, and Through the Roots.

A good time was had by all!

People

Group in blue shirt, inside their info booth. — UH Hilo nursing students at their info booth. (Photos: Bob Douglas/UH Hilo Stories)

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Hula dancers.

People milling around under canopy tents.

Woman at the mic on stage.

Two inside their info booth.

Keiki in bathing suit, on bike.

Keiki laughing while sitting at table.

Keiki with blue baseball cap watching all the goings on.

Two people in red shirts in their info booth.

Man hugging keiki while visiting booth.

People in their info booth.

Two people in their booth.

Group in their info booth.

Someone talking a photo.

People in booth watching stage.

Audience watching stage.

Emcee at the mic.

Keiki with cap at food table.

Keiki in baseball cap sitting.

People milling around at venue.

Adult swinging keiki around for fun.

Public at venue.

Three young women in blue t-shirts.

Kids sitting near stage.

People walking around at venue.

Crowd near stage.

Kids watching stage.

Giving away t-shirts.

People milling around venue, man holding child in arms.

Games and Play

Keiki coming down slide. — Whee! (Photos: Bob Douglas/UH Hilo Stories)

Keiki playing on large inflated bouncer.

Keiki playing games.

Keiki playing games with small orange cones.

Kids playing go fish.

Adults playing games.

Adults playing dance games.

On bike.

Keiki with face paint like a cat.

Keiki blowing bubbles.

Palm reading.

Two people sitting, one reading the other's palm.

Keiki playing games with LED screen.

Adults and keiki playing games together.

Line of adults and kids playing game together.

Dad with keiki blowing bubbles.

Keiki lined up at stage barrier, watching stage.

Keiki dancing in front of stage.

Keiki dancing all-out in front of stage.

Group of keiki raising their hands.

Food and Treats

Woman with plate of food. — Plate lunch and more goodies. (Photos: Bob Douglas/UH Hilo Stories)

Making shave ice.

Keiki at shave ice booth.

Plate lunch, rice and laulau.

Woman and keiki at table eating.

Music

Male entertainer on stage. — Music on stage. (Photos: Bob Douglas/UH Hilo Stories)

Group of young ukulele players on stage.

Man on stage playing guitar.

Two entertainers on stage at mics.

Woman with guitar on stage.

Man performing on stage.

Group performing on stage.

Man in red cap with group performing on stage.

Man in cap with band performing on stage.

Man in knit hat performing on stage.

Solo man performing on stage.

Man in black t-shirt performing on stage.

Performer gestures while on mic on stage.

Schedule of performers.

Guitarist performing on stage.

Keyboard player on stage.

Drummer on stage.

Woman at mic.

Guitarist with colorful t-shirt on stage.

Guitarist watching his finger work while performing on stage.

Man sings into mic.

Wide view of stage, sign above "B.O.M.B."

Wide view of band on stage.

Drummer with headphones on.

Woman speaking on mic (introducing next act) with someone holding a clipboard.

Musical instrument.

Band playing trumpet on stage.

Two guitar players.

Drummer in aloha shirt.

Guitarist in aloha shirt singing into mic.

Band with guitarists and horn ensemble.

Solo guitarist in aloha shirt.

Close up of guitar.

Drummer in aloha shirt, cymbals in foreground.

Sax player.

Electric guitar played on stage.

Close up of playing electric guitar.

Two guys playing sax and trumpet.

Electric guitar player in aloha shirt.

Drummer keeping the beat for everyone.

Wide view of band playing musical instruments on stage.

Band playing musical instruments on stage.

Keyboard player in black t-shirt.

Man in knit cap and black t-shirt holding mic while singing.

Man playing electric guitar.

Man in white-rimmed sunglasses playing guitar.

Drummer.

Band, at mic.

Man playing guitar.

Man playing keyboards.

Evening Concert

Band performing on stage. Sunset in background. — Evening concert at sunset. (Photos: Bob Douglas/UH Hilo Stories)

Performer in red tank top.

Performer on stage holding mic.

Performer on stage facing crowd, holding mic.

Guitar player wearing sunglasses.

Drummer in green t-shirt.

Saxophone player in baseball cap.

Guitarist and bongo player.

Close up of saxophone.

Keyboard player looks out to audience.

Performer in red tank top focusing on his instrument.

Wide view of band performing on stage.

Two performers on stage, one singing into mic, one on guitar.

Guitar player looking down as he plays.

Guitar player looks up as he plays.

Singer with eyes closed as he sings.

Performer in cap looking intently at his instrument as he plays.

Woman singing into mic.

Performer on keyboard.

Woman dancing.

Crowd dancing.

Keyboard player in black cap looks up.

Woman in audience dancing.

Audience dancing and reaching up.

Man in audience dancing.

Three men in the audience dancing.

People from the audience dancing.

Audience dancing and laughing.

Keyboard player in black cap, looks down as he plays.

Electric guitar player looks down with grimace as he plays.

Performer on stage.

Performer at mic lifts his arm high above.

Guitar player looks to his right as he plays.

Drummer grimaces as he plays.

Intent drummer.

Silhouette of performer on stage.

Audience lined up at barricade, pointing at stage.

Audience lined up at barricade in front of stage.

Performer with backwards baseball cap at mic, playing guitar.

Audience crowded at the stage barrier, dancing, laughing, having fun.

Serious keyboardist playing on stage.

Man with both hands on the mic as he sings, guitar hanging on his front.

Performer gestures while singing on stage. Purple lighting.

Photos by Bob Douglas, a local artist, photographer, and sometimes part-time student who volunteers his photography skills to the Office of the Chancellor and UH Hilo Stories.

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